Battle of Killiecrankie - Wikipedia The Battle of Killiecrankie, [a] also known as the Battle of Rinrory, took place on 27 July 1689 during the 1689 Scottish Jacobite rising An outnumbered Jacobite force under Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel and John Graham, Viscount Dundee, defeated a government army commanded by General Hugh Mackay James VII went into exile in December 1688 after being deposed by the Glorious Revolution in Scotland
Killiecrankie - National Trust for Scotland The café at Killiecrankie Visitor Centre is independently run by a local operator and offers a delicious selection of hot food, cakes and sandwiches Where history and natural heritage combine! On 27 July 1689 the first shots in the Battle of Killiecrankie were fired – one of the goriest battles in Scottish history
Battle of Killiecrankie and the Jacobite Rising of 1689 At the battle of Killiecrankie on 27 July 1689, Scottish government forces under the command of Major-General Hugh Mackay of Scourie were defeated by a Jacobite army loyal to the deposed King James commanded by John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee It was the first battle of the Jacobite period and the bloodiest of the risings
The ‘bluidy’ battle of Killiecrankie: excavating the first Jacobite . . . Fought on 27 July 1689, the battle at Killiecrankie was the opening clash of the first Jacobite Rising, which followed the tumultuous events of 1688, when James VII (or James II of England) – the last Catholic King to reign over Scotland, England, Wales, and Ireland – was ousted and replaced in England by the Protestant William of Orange
The Battle of Killiecrankie - Historic UK Following the ‘Glorious Revolution’ of 1688, the English Parliament had replaced the Catholic King James VII with William of Orange and his wife Queen Mary, the Protestant daughter of James The following year the Scottish Parliament voted in favour of doing the same with the crown of Scotland
Battle of Killiecrankie (1689) - Electric Scotland The Battle of Killiecrankie a resounding Jacobite Victory On the 27th July 1689 a Scottish Government red coat army of 3,500 men was defeated by a small highland clan army of just under 2,000 Gaels It was a resounding victory for the highland clans later to be called Jacobites, supporters of James II of England and VII of Scotland
The Battle of Killiecrankie – Historia Magazine Its location a few miles above the Pass of Killiecrankie gave it crucial strategic importance, commanding the route north and south About 2,500 strong, his army included MacDonalds, MacGregors and MacIans of Glencoe Sir John Maclean of Duart in Mull was in his high command, as was Sir Ewen Cameron of Locheil The 18-year-old Rob Roy MacGregor
Battle of Killiecrankie BTL12 - portal. historicenvironment. scot Killiecrankie village and lands to the south-east including areas of land owned by the National Trust for Scotland as the route of the Government rout and retreat This includes the Soldier's Leap and land which has high potential to contain graves associated with the battle
Killiecrankie, a spectacular gorge and historic battle site in central . . . Killiecrankie is a spectacular gorge, through which flows the River Garry, and historic battle site which can be found in central Scotland roughly equidistant between Pitlochry and Blair Castle River Garry at Killiecrankie Information on the pass and battle site at Killiecrankie
Killiecrankie - Wikipedia Killiecrankie ( ˌ k ɪ l iː ˈ k r æ ŋ k iː ⓘ; Scottish Gaelic: Coille Chreithnich, meaning aspen wood) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland on the River Garry It lies at the Pass of Killiecrankie , by the A9 road which has been bypassed since 1986 [ 1 ]